MAGA Meltdown — The Weekly Roundup

Politicology

MAGA makes a mess all over the Capitol, including tanking their own border deal for Trump. Tucker Carlson goes to the Kremlin to be Putin’s mouthpiece.

This week’s panel:

Ron Steslow

Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project cofounder)

Molly McKew (writer and lecturer on Russian influence and information warfare)

Segments this week:

(03:00) Republican dysfunction in Congress

(27:11) Tucker Carlson interviews Putin and evolving Russian information warfare

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Follow this week’s panel on X (formerly Twitter):

https://twitter.com/RonSteslow

https://twitter.com/madrid_mike

https://twitter.com/MollyMcKew

Related reading:

Segment 1:

CNN - Bipartisan border deal on brink of defeat ahead of key Senate vote | CNN Politics

Politico - McConnell faces a growing GOP rebellion after border deal breaks down - POLITICO

Axios - Senate Democrats strike fast after GOP’s border deal implosion

Axios - House GOP erupts in fury over "embarrassing" and "shameful" defeats

Segment 2:

WP - Putin interview with Tucker Carlson shows Kremlin outreach to Trump’s GOP - The Washington Post

X - Tucker Carlson on Why he’s interviewing Putin

NYT - N.S.A. Installs New Director as U.S. Prepares for Election Influence Operations

Read George Conway’s piece about the Trump immunity decision: The Atlantic - An Airtight Ruling Against Trump

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